The 200K Mark and Assorted Things

Well, I made it to the 200K Mark. Less than 50,000 words to go, which is one whole successful Nanowrimo.

This week was also my 5th wedding anniversary. Wow, has my husband been putting up with me for that long already? We decided to celebrate it for real next weekend, but went out to dinner and a movie on the day of. Dinner was a disaster, but my husband was a cheap date that night because they refunded my money for his meal (he'd ordered a steak well done, they delivered it quite late and very rare).

I also entered an on-line trivia contest. http://fabulouscheesebabe.blogspot.com/

It's a four week contest, with prizes going to the winners. My googling skills were spot-on, because I got 11 points out of a possible 11 after I pointed out to the gal that there was more than one flower that smelled like carrion and was pollinated by flies. Fortunately, I picked Stinking Corpse Lily, rather than my first thought, Corpse Flower, which is actually pollinated by beetles. Her original answer was Voodoo Lily.

This week was a bit tough, as one of the questions (a four star silent film) seems a little subjective. Four stars for one site could be ten for another, after all. But I took my best guess, so I hope it's right...

Getting Closer

This was actually a pretty good week for me, as I had a couple of 1,000 word plus days, so I was able to regain some lost ground. Better yet, I'm less than 5,000 words to the 200K mark, so I should be able to make it this month, barring any unforseen things.

30 days has September, so my club goal for the month is 20,550, so I currently am about 15,000 words from it. Doesn't seem too impossible at this point...but time will tell.

On the PbEM front:

Sodium Noir - the ST is his spotty self, but at least he is posting more than once a week. We also have four new players. We shall see how long they stick around. Things are getting very interesting for my PCs though...

Mage Phoenix - Picking up, but it's still tough having to interact with a player that is very very slow to post.

Paradise Heights - A new game, modern soap opera style. Thought I had a posting partner, but she flaked. However, the GM was kind enough to oblige me. I just wish she had a list of locations, I would have renamed the bar...

Paradise Lost - Slow, but the ST put a new rule in place for posting. We shall see.

Puzzles of Darkness - Slow, and entirely the ST's fault.

Riverton - Picking up, and should be easier to post now.

Shadowrun - Steady, but slow.

On the Nano front - Funny, but I find that my creativity does run out once in a while, and I'm rather uninspired at the moment. But it is only September...

Labor Day Weekend

And where exactly did the summer go? It seems like there's just never enough time to do everything you want to do. Heck, I play in a semi-monthly RPG, and had to miss a few games because I had conflicting plans (family events take precedence over games).

But in any case, August was a tough month for me. I didn't make my month's goal, but I'm still happy to report that I passed the 75% mark, and I'm less than 10,000 words away from hitting 200,000 words. However, I spent the first four days of September camping, so I wasn't able to do any writing. Boy, do I have lots of catching up to do this month already...

So, Halloween is fast approaching, and along with it Nanowrimo. So what am I going to do this year? Hmm...

I do still like the idea of Love, War and Fast Food. At least the title sounds pretty catchy. But on the other hand, a good serial killer story might be fun to write.